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Bill Meck
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Chief Meteorologist for LEX-18
Lexington, Ky
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    Bill Meck
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    Feb 4, 2023
    In case you're keeping score at home...the 107 DEGREES BELOW ZERO at Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, is the COLDEST wind chill ever recorded in the US. The current air temperature is 46 BELOW ZERO. It is the top of a high mountain, so it does skew the numbers, but WOW. #kywx
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    Bill Meck
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    Dec 31, 2024
    First time I’ve ever seen a bald eagle in the Wild and in my backyard. Amazing
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    Bill Meck
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    Aug 6, 2023
    Why did the barn cross the road? To get to the other side. Historic barn built in 1931 was moved across Nicholasville rd at Brannon. After the prep work it took just 10 minutes to make the trip. Wonderful preserving history! @LEX18News
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    Bill Meck
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    Aug 28, 2020
    If you've enjoyed watching LEX 18 NEWS over the last 20 years with Kevin, Nancy and I, today is your last chance. My colleague and friend, Kevin Christopher is retiring after today's 6:00 News. Lexington TV will be a little bit less with your departure. Cheers my friend!
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    Bill Meck
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    Apr 6, 2021
    We're losing an old friend...the Maxtrack Doppler is coming down after 18 years today. Let's put it this way, it's still running Windows XP...but later this week Maxtrack 2.0 will take its place! @lex18news
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    Bill Meck
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    May 12, 2024
    The geomagnetic storms are not over. A coronal mass ejection (CME) larger than the one that caused Friday night's event (one of the biggest in a century) will be arriving in the next day or 2. Hope it's at night and it's clear here. spaceweather.com swpc.noaa.gov/communities/au…
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    Bill Meck
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    Jan 17, 2024
    It's now confirmed...Monticello Kentucky was THE COLDEST place in the lower 48 states this morning!!!! A most unique accomplishment in our little corner of the world. It's amazing what radiational cooling and a decent snow cover will do. #18StormTracker #kywx
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    Bill Meck
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    Feb 4, 2022
    Thank goodness the temperature stayed at 32-33 degrees all day in central Kentucky compared to 31-32. We saw almost 2 inches of 33 degree rain. We still did end up with freezing rain and sleet in the evening with bad travel conditions, but it could have been a whole lot worse!
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    Bill Meck
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    Dec 7, 2023
    Congratulations to METEOROLOGIST Bayne Froney
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    LEX News
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    Dec 7, 2023
    We want to send a big CONGRATULATIONS to our @baynefroney!!! She has earned a Master of Science degree in Geosciences with a concentration in Applied Meteorology at Mississippi State University. We're so proud of you. ❤️
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    Bill Meck
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    Apr 6, 2025
    We're running out of adjectives to desribe this rain event. This will be one of the top rain events in Kentucky history. The 3 day total (with a couple of hours to go) ranks it as a top 4 rain event. The 7"+ in Lex is 1/2 our normal 3 month spring total in 3 days. BE SAFE! #kywx
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    Bill Meck
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    Apr 8, 2025
    We can now put the historic rain in perspective. Lexington's 8.14" was one of the highest totals ever. Numbers like this are hard to envision. Roughly 4 trillion gallons of water fell across Kentucky. That would fill 208 million pools or fill every pool in the US 20 times #kywx
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    Bill Meck
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    Jan 31, 2024
    DON’T PANIC! the sky has mysteriously turned shades of blue and there is a big bright glowing thing up there. I think this is a good sign.
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    Bill Meck
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    Dec 31, 2024
    My last shows before Christmas we talked of winter roaring back, that was for BIG COLD, which is coming. Models from 5 days out are showing a POTENTIAL winter storm Sunday. Devil is the details. Rain/ice/snow all possible.. Stay Aware with a TRUSTED info source this week. #kywx
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    Bill Meck
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    Jan 3, 2025
    A significant winter storm with widespread impacts is likely Sunday/Monday. From 2 days out here's our first forecast. It looks like mostly snow north. South of that, including Lexington, moderate to heavy snow with icing likely. Less snow/ice with more rain as you go south #kywx
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